Frisco special education teacher charged with felony after alleged assault on student, police say
The McSpedden Elementary teacher was placed on leave and barred from campus as police and Frisco ISD continue a joint investigation.
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The McSpedden Elementary teacher was placed on leave and barred from campus as police and Frisco ISD continue a joint investigation.
Investigators say a lantern from an unknown location became tangled in a tree, dropping burning fuel that ignited the blaze.
Malcolm Moore, the first DISD tennis player in more than 60 years to reach state, turned a childhood spark into a global exchange program and a college future.
Amber Givens is expected to become the county's first Black female district attorney. In an exclusive interview, she addresses past courtroom controversy and outlines her vision for the justice system.
There were no other details about the case immediately available.
Friday has the biggest expected chance of severe weather, with most of the region under a level two (slight) risk.
Kingdom Culture Dallas is facing back‑to‑back disasters, but the Cedar Hill church is moving forward with plans for a new sanctuary on the same property.
Relatives say the school ended McKinley's decades‑long tenure without warning, citing a 15–11 record despite his 1,043 career wins and historic impact on the program.
The Lady Tigers reach their first 6A championship game, inspired by assistant coach LaMesia McKinney's strength as she battles stage 4 breast cancer.
Organizers say the 40‑year Dallas tradition became too expensive to stage this year, but a street festival will continue as they work toward a 2027 return.
Latino community leaders in Texas are warning that growing frustration with enforcement-only approaches is pushing some voters away from the Republican Party.
Investigators say the round was fired in an upstairs room before striking the child below.
Texans cast their ballots in the 2026 primaries, choosing their parties' candidates for key races.
The vote, which took place after 1 a.m. on Thursday, followed hours of comment from citizens opposed to tearing down the 47-year-old building.
Heavy rain flooded a stretch of U.S. Highway 80 in Forney Wednesday morning, forcing road crews to wade through chest-deep water to clear a clogged drain.
Emotional testimony was interrupted by frustrations with the tight quarters of the courtroom.
The severe weather threat begins around 5 p.m. Wednesday and continues through midnight.
A Travis County judge barred the camp from altering flood‑damaged cabins but stopped short of blocking its reopening while families pursue claims over the 2025 disaster that killed 27 people.
The runoff follows a tight primary that left Texas Republicans bracing for an even more heated and expensive fight heading into May.
Texas' newly redrawn 33rd Congressional District is centered in Dallas County and remains a heavily Democratic seat.
Clouds will decrease throughout the afternoon, and winds will stay breezy coming from the south, gusting up to 20 mph.
The man was transported to Jack Evans Police Headquarters for further investigation as the Senate primary election continued to unfold.
With 100 days until kickoff, Arlington and World Cup organizers say they're ready despite federal funding delays and heightened security concerns.
The trial of nine defendants accused of mounting an attack of a North Texas ICE detention facility resumed on Tuesday.
FC Dallas Stadium and Mansfield Stadium will serve as official training hubs for two UEFA playoff winners during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Police clarified that paramedics had removed the man from his truck before officers arrived and said witnesses reported gunfire from another vehicle.
Parker County deputies said Jacqueline Smith Johnson held a strobing flashlight to the 86-year-old victim's face, hit him several times, and placed him in a chokehold.
Temperatures will quickly climb into the 90s by lunch and reach 100 degrees by the late afternoon.
OpenAI announced a dedicated space in ChatGPT for sharing medical records, Health in ChatGPT. Health and AI experts lay out the pros and cons.
The organization will emphasize impulse control, de-escalation skills and walking away from dangerous situations.
Police clarified that paramedics had removed the man from his truck before officers arrived and said witnesses reported gunfire from another vehicle.
Parker County deputies said Jacqueline Smith Johnson held a strobing flashlight to the 86-year-old victim's face, hit him several times, and placed him in a chokehold.
Temperatures will quickly climb into the 90s by lunch and reach 100 degrees by the late afternoon.
OpenAI announced a dedicated space in ChatGPT for sharing medical records, Health in ChatGPT. Health and AI experts lay out the pros and cons.
The organization will emphasize impulse control, de-escalation skills and walking away from dangerous situations.
A phone call from jail raised further suspicions that Carney targeted other girls.
More than 40 years after helping catch an ice cream truck driver who exposed himself to her, an Oklahoma woman testified against him in a Texas trial, helping secure a life sentence.
In 1991, a Plano girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The same thing happened 8 years later in Dallas. Investigators found the same DNA on both victims.
Ashley Keith sat down with CBS News Texas for an exclusive interview, her first ever about her 1991 kidnapping.
A growing number of solar customers across the country have been left in limbo following a company's closure or bankruptcy.
SMU Political Science Professor Matthew Wilson discusses AG Ken Paxton's refusal to answer reporter questions. Jack asks Wilson whether it will hurt Paxton's efforts in the November U.S. Senate election.
Jane Hope Hamilton, former Texas statewide director for President Joe Biden's 2020 campaign, discusses the U.S. Senate race. According to the polls, the race between Rep. James Talarico and AG Ken Paxton is at a dead heat. "You have this group of people who are unaligned, like they're not necessarily Republican, and maybe that not necessarily Democrat, but they tend to default when they get into those voting booths to Republican, unless there's a reason not to."
A substance found in the work van of a Mexican immigrant killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has tested negative for illicit drugs, the top prosecutor in Houston said Friday.
The Pentagon website, which was last updated on July 22, still showed only 14 killed in the conflict as of Friday.
The issue has divided conservative rural areas that have helped Republicans dominate state politics.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
The illness may take up to 14 days to incubate.
Dangerous heat is sending more people to the ER. Here's where North Texas outdoor workers can get free hydration kits.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Texas health officials are urging families to safely wash, handle and cook produce as Cyclospora cases rise.
A fairly new entertainment and food venue in Allen surprised a lot of people last week by suddenly shutting down.
The future of AI technology manufacturing has landed in North Texas.
Mayor Jim Ross said hotel revenue in the city was a record $31 million in June, smashing the previous mark of $23 million.
Cuban alleges Patrick Dumont has engaged in "adversarial business practices."
During every U.S. World Cup match, 18-year-old Aaron Dotson was selling patriotic gear in downtown Dallas.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said Romo was pulled over around 6 p.m. on Thursday.
The Sixers' wild offseason continued Friday when they added four-time NBA champion LeBron James.
Arike Ogunbowale had 24 points and Paige Bueckers added 21 for the Wings.
Chase Meidroth went 4 for 4 while he and Andrew Benintendi had a pair of run-scoring singles apiece and Anthony Kay pushed through five innings for his first win in more than a month as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-2.
Fudd is the only rookie participating and currently ranks 10th in the WNBA with 50 made triples so far this season – the most among all rookies.
Kaylee Hottle, an Atlanta-born actress known for her role in the "Godzilla" film franchise, has died following a crash in Maryland.
The ruling comes after a coalition of 12 states sued to block the deal, arguing it would harm consumers and the entertainment industry.
Throughout family hardships, divorce, and losing her voice to Lyme disease, Shania Twain became the top-selling female country artist of all time. She talks about her biographical new album, "Little Miss Twain," in which she reflects on her life with a smile.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
